International warnings: Aid shortages exacerbate the suffering of children and displaced people in Gaza as winter approaches.

International warnings: Aid shortages exacerbate the suffering of children and displaced people in Gaza as winter approaches.

Löf explained in press statements on Friday that the ceasefire announced on October 10 remains fragile, pointing to the continued Israeli violations that have led to Palestinian martyrs and wounded.


He noted that most of the attacks are concentrated near the so-called "yellow line" in Khan Younis, pointing to shooting incidents that occurred near a health center belonging to the organization in the Al-Mawasi area.


Löf stated that the flow of humanitarian aid has almost stopped, explaining that the organization is only able to bring in about 5 trucks per week, amid Israel's continued ban on medical supplies and vital spare parts for generators and health facilities.



He warned of the collapse of health facilities that rely on generators if they are not maintained, noting that the tents of displaced people have been damaged by rain and wind, and their conditions are deteriorating as winter approaches.


Löf called on the international community to pressure Israel to allow the entry of essential supplies, stressing that winter is approaching and that a repeat of the humanitarian tragedy in Gaza will be inevitable if conditions do not improve significantly soon.


"The recovery of Gaza's children will take a long time."



Meanwhile, the Director-General of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said in a post on the American company X’s platform on Thursday that the recovery of children in the Gaza Strip after the war will take a long time.


Ghebreyesus stated that "children in Gaza are finally breathing moments of calm after two years of violence," noting that the fragile ceasefire has given children a chance to breathe, connect, play, and even begin to recover.


He added: "But the trauma, injuries, grief, and shattered childhood will take much longer to heal."


Ghebreyesus emphasized that the World Health Organization is supporting on the ground the rehabilitation and rebuilding of the health system and the expansion of mental health services for children.


He added: "On World Children's Day, the World Health Organization calls for full respect for the ceasefire leading to lasting peace."


The ceasefire agreement, which came into effect on October 10, ended the Israeli genocide in Gaza, which left more than 69,000 Palestinian martyrs and more than 170,000 wounded, most of them children and women, while the United Nations estimated the cost of reconstruction at about $70 billion.




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